# What does the Mufti think of Shaykh Dedew?

*Thoughts on Shaykh Dedew: critical in some things, dogmatic in others*

- URL: https://muftiabulayth.org/r/tganlc0x_ii/s/1/
- Date: 2021-03-16 · Kind: question · Transcript tier: machine · Recording: Thoughts on Shaykh Dedew Al-Shanqiti | Mufti Abu Layth (0:00–1:25)
- Status: general teaching
- Watch from the start of the segment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgaNlc0x_iI&t=0s
- Recording page: https://muftiabulayth.org/r/tganlc0x_ii/

**Topics:** Views on contemporary scholars

**Question as asked:** Mufti Saab, thoughts on Shaykh Dedew?

**Summary (not a quotation; machine-made, unchecked):** Mufti Abu Layth has a soft spot for Shaykh Dedew and finds some of his fatawa very interesting, though he is critical in some things and dogmatic in others. Take the critical things from him and stay open-minded on the dogmatic ones.

## Longer summary

Mufti Abu Layth is asked for his thoughts on Shaykh Dedew. He says he had a liking or soft spot for him, had once reached out and exchanged messages with him, but has not seen much of him on social media for two or three years. He says Shaykh Dedew has some very interesting fatawa and is strangely critical in some things and still dogmatic in others. He suggests taking the critical things from him while remaining open-minded about the dogmatic ones.

## Sources and names cited

- Muhammad al-Hasan Ould al-Dedew
- fatwa

## Transcript (machine tier, 0:00–1:25)

[0:00] uh mufti saab thoughts on yeah um i had a a liking or a soft spot for sheikh dadu um but to be honest i haven't seen much of him or heard much of him in the last maybe two years three years i haven't really see there was a time i was seeing a lot of him on social media and at that time i even reached out to him and connected and so and he was responsive he would respond with some messages and what's up and then he i don't know i didn't see him on social media anymore

[0:40] uh maybe it's been about two three years i haven't really seen his things activity maybe it's just me maybe it's the algorithms but i haven't really seen him being that active but he he has some very interesting fatawa he does have he see it's strange because in some things he is quite critical in some things he's still dogmatic yeah i think it's good to take the critical things from him and you know in the dogmatic things we should still be

[1:20] a bit open-minded

## Cite

Mufti Abu Layth Archive, segment TgaNlc0x_iI/s/1. https://muftiabulayth.org/r/tganlc0x_ii/s/1/

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